Window-fastener



J. E. WHIDDEN.

WINDOW FASTENER- No. 344,888 Patented July 6, 1886.

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JOSEPH EDWARD WHIDDEN, OF SOUTH ABINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

WINDOW-FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 344:,888, dated July 6,1 886.

Application filed April I, 1886. Serial No. 198,142. (No model To aZZwhom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOSEPH EDWARD Wirin- DEN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at South Abington, in the county of Plymouth and Stateof Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful 'Window-Fastener, ofwhich the following, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is aspecification.

The objects of my invention are, first, to fasten upper and lower sashesof a window in any position, closed or open, so that, being fastened insuch positions, they cannot be moved from the outside; second, toprevent windows in any of the above positions from rattling; third, tolower and raise the upper sash.

Figure 1 represents my invention as applied to a closed window, lookingit in that position. Fig. 2 represents the upper sash lowered and thewindow locked in that position. Fig. 3 represents the lower sash raisedand the window locked in that position.

A detailed description is as follows:

In Fig. 1, A is a bar of convenient length and size screwed or otherattached to the eye B, which fits loosely around and is movable upon thebolt 0. The bolt 0 is attached at right angles to the face of the plateD, which is screwed or otherwise attached to the upper sash, N. The rodA passes through the bracket E, which is attached to the lower sash, G,and provided with the thumbscrew H, and also passes through the bracketF, attached to the easement K, and provided with the thumbscrew 1. Therod A has a handle or knob, J, at the lower extremity, and notches L M,&c., at convenient intervals, and is marked with a scale. Thethumb-screws are intended to be set in these notches, and the scaleshows when such notches are directly under the screws. The rod may bemade without the notches and scale and still come within my invention.

In applying and using my invention the bracket F is attached to theeasement K, as in Fig. l, by screws or otherwise, the bracket E to thelower sash, G, and the plate D to the upper sash, N. The eye B adjustingitself on the bar 0, the red A assumes a perpendicular position. Set thethumb-screws H and I, and the window is fastened as in the positionrepresented in Fig. 1. Loosen the thumb-screws H and I, and lower theupper sash by drawing down upon thehandle J to any desired position. Therod A, sliding through the brackets E and F, takes the position asrepresented in Fig. 2. Set the thumb-screws, andthe window is fast inthat position. Loosen the thumb-screws and raise the lower sash to anydesired height. The bracket E, sliding upon the rod A, takes theposition as represented in Fig. 3. Set the thumb'screws H and I, and thewindow is fast in that-position. In the same way the upper and lowersashes are lowered and raised at the same time and fastened in anydesired posi- JOSEPH EDWARD WHIDDEN.

Witnesses:

H. F. WHIDDEN, A. E. WHIDDEN.

